English
postcricoid
Postcricoid comes from Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής ‘ring-shaped’, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’, and ultimately from *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρῐκοειδήςkrĭkoeidḗs‘ring-shaped’
- New Latinmoderncricoīdēs
- English1500–presentcricoid
- Englishtodaypostcricoid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρῐκοειδήςkrĭkoeidḗs‘ring-shaped’
- New Latinmoderncricoīdēs
- English1500–presentcricoid
- Englishtodaypostcricoid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
guy, story, video, idea, review, visit, provide, evidence, interview, advice, vision, guide, witness, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, historic, wit, wizard, evident, visibility, historian, wisely, witty, vista, revise, guise, prudent, envious, unwise, prudence, revue, improvise, avis, purview, druid, vide, twit, voyeur, 104 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος
idol, tabloid, steroid, hypothyroidism, idyll, hyperthyroidism, parathyroid, thyroxine, trapezoid, hyoid, thyroiditis, colloid, sigmoid, 49 more
Today it means
adj Behind the cricoid cartilage
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / postcricoid